Apr 17, 2025 · CDC recommends testing people who are at increased risk for TB infection. People with symptoms of TB disease or positive TB blood test or TB skin results should be …

Recommendations include the latest information on assessing for TB risks, testing for infection, evaluating the patient, selecting a regimen, and monitoring treatment.

Apr 16, 2025 · The “WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 3: diagnosis” combines the WHO policy guidance on detection of TB infection, disease and drug resistance …

Jan 6, 2025 · This page provides a list of selected clinical guidelines related to tuberculosis (TB) topics. Guidelines are sorted by topics: testing and diagnosis, treatment, drug resistance, …

The recommendations provide a novel approach for the rapid detection of drug resistance to new anti-TB drugs using the latest technologies. The consolidated guideline provides background, …

“In the absence of known exposure or evidence of ongoing TB transmission, U.S. health care personnel (as identified in the 2005 guidelines) without LTBI should not undergo routine serial …

Dec 8, 2016 · This document, developed by experts in laboratory and adult and pediatric clinical medicine, provides information on which tests are valuable and in which contexts, and on tests …

Chest x-ray should be ordered for everyone with a positive TB screening test result (or untreated past positive test), as well as for patients with symptoms suggestive of TB.

Mar 14, 2025 · Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of US Health Care Personnel - ACOEM and NTCA Joint Task Force on Implementation of the 2019 MMWR …

The nationally recognized program for tuberculosis (TB) screening and testing of healthcare personnel is from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).